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wo Jima flag raiser
Timeline
Birth- 19 Sept 1925
Hilltop, Kentucky
Gender
Male
Gender
Female
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
1945
Leaves for the Pacific War Theater
19 Sept 1943
Military Awards: Purple Heart
21 Mar 1945
Father dies
May 1933
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
1 Battle Star
Enlisted in the Marine Corps
1943
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Iwo Jima
Death- 21 Mar 1945-Age: 20 years
Iwo Jima, Japan
Sniper's bullet
Burial
Elizaville Cemetery in Fleming County, Kentucky
Other Facts
Sister
Jamie Marie Sousley
Father
Duke Sousley
Mother
Goldie Mitchell
Full Name
Franklin Runyon Sousley